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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) February 25, 2026
ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| Maryland | | 814-00663 | | 33-1089684 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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245 Park Avenue, 44th Floor, New York, NY | | 10167 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 750-7300
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | Trading symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common stock, $0.001 par value | ARCC | NASDAQ Global Select Market |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Emerging growth company o |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On February 25, 2026, Ares Capital Corporation (the “Registrant”) and Ares Capital JB Funding LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant (“ACJB LLC”), entered into Amendment No. 13 (the “SMBC Funding Facility Amendment”) to amend the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 20, 2012, as amended (the “SMBC Funding Facility”), with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and each of the other parties thereto. The SMBC Funding Facility Amendment, among other things, (a) increased the commitments under the SMBC Funding Facility from $1.1 billion to $1.6 billion; (b) adjusted the interest rate charged on the SMBC Funding Facility from an applicable spread of either (i) 1.80% over SOFR or (ii) 0.80% over a “base rate” (as defined in the documents governing the SMBC Funding Facility) to an applicable spread of either (x) 1.75% over SOFR or (y) 0.75% over a “base rate” (as defined in the documents governing the SMBC Funding Facility) and (c) increased the “accordion” feature that allows ACJB LLC, under certain circumstances, to increase the overall size of the SMBC Funding Facility from a maximum of $1.3 billion to a maximum of $2.5 billion. The other terms of the SMBC Funding Facility remained materially unchanged.
Borrowings under the SMBC Funding Facility are subject to the SMBC Funding Facility’s various covenants and the leverage restrictions contained in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
The description above is only a summary of the material provisions of the SMBC Funding Facility Amendment and is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of the SMBC Funding Facility Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of Registrant.
The information contained in Item 1.01 to this current report on Form 8-K is by this reference incorporated in this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
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| Exhibit Number | | Description |
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10.1 | | Amendment No. 13, dated as of February 25, 2026, among Ares Capital JB Funding LLC, as borrower, Ares Capital Corporation, as servicer and transferor, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as administrative agent, lender and collateral agent, Citizens Bank, N.A., as lender, and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, New York Branch, as lender (amending the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 20, 2012). |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION |
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| Date: February 27, 2026 | | |
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| | By: | /s/ SCOTT C. LEM |
| | Name: | Scott C. Lem |
| | Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
